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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1896

Page

3

Local notes from the community page

Frost lingered yesterday as Mr Samuel Griffin moved home near the Academy and Mr Albert Anderson became postmaster at Two Johns. Many locals planned new builds and business moves from Templeville to Ridgely with farms, crates, and berry trade featured.

Samuel Griffin Academy Albert Anderson Two Johns C. M. Lloyd Gay Street Evans Bros Barclay Templeville J. H. Nichols Denton Bridge Peters Bros Hickman Wilmer Emory Hillsborough J. A. Chelton Water Street Ellen Davis Ridgely Daily Mail Preston Federalsburg Hynson Linchester Frank Fallowfield George Clendening Charles W. Temple Delaware Denton George E. Smith Goldsborough Caroline League of American Wheelman Cambridge J. W. Barnett Paterson Dover Gottlieb Oesterlee Jersey City J. P. Brown W. C. Todd Williston Todd John Gordy Berlin Gordy K. N. Hardcastle Court House Ocean City Searles Rehoboth Wm. Morgan Agner J. C. White

Three Delegations Before the School Commissioners

Last Tuesday the Maryland school commissioners heard three delegations. Gravely Branch asked for the removal of a school house with no site agreed. Chop Tank urged an addition and an assistant teacher due to pupil numbers. Goldsborough sought moving Castle Hall to Goldsborough with enlargement. no decision was reached.

Gravely Branch Choptank Goldsborough Castle Hall McKnott’s Mill Baltimore Corner Alex. McKnott Thomas P. Green Robert Schuyler Hillsborough and Henderson

The Congressman from Caroline sketches Culbreth era

A compact portrait of Thomas Culbreth and Maryland’s early Congressmen. It traces district boundaries under 1805 law, maps the Eastern Shore and lower districts, lists figures like Reed Peter Bayley and Smith, notes party affiliations, and sketches the 1817 House with key players and competing blocs.

Culbreth Maryland Congress Philip Stuart Charles John C. Herbert Prince George’s George Peter Montgomery Samuel Ringgold Washington Samuel Smith Baltimore City Peter Litt Baltimore County Philip Reed Kent Thomas Bayley Somerset St. Mary's Calvert Prince George's Anne Arundel Annapolis Frederick Monocacy Washington and Allegany Trafford Cecil Queen Anne’s Caroline Smd Talbot Joshua Seney Queen Anne's George Gale William Ilindman Joseph Hopper Nicholson Edward Lloyd John Brown Robert Wright Gale William Vans Murray Dorchester John Dennis Charles Goldsborough Cecil and Kent Harford Gabriel Christie Wiliam Matthews John Archer John Montgomery Stevenson Archer Christie Matthews Dr. Archer Stuart Peter Bayley Herbert Reed Major Peter Ephraim King Wilson Commodore Barney Stansbbury Smith Archer John van Lear Ringgold Alexander Kilgour Nicholas S

Dorchester Fishermen Arrested Under New Fish Law

Four Dorchester County fishers, W E Blades S T Roberts W P Simms and Robert Spears, were arrested last week by Deputy Seymour and tried by Justice Nicols in Easton for fishing in Talbot waters. They paid a $5 fine and costs and were discharged. They claimed ignorance of the new act, which restricts fishing rights to bona fide residents of Caroline and Talbot counties and took effect April 4.

W. E. Blades S. T. Roberts W. P. Simms Robert Spears Dorchester County Seymour Talbot Justice Nicols Easton Talbot County Inn Caroline Aston Ledger Dorchester Cambridge Denton Duxton Journal

Pretty Church Weddings at Denton and Marydel

In Denton and Marydel a large Methodist congregation witnessed two weddings. Elizabeth Whitby, daughter of Charles H. Whitby, married R. Ignatius Ledman of Bethlehem with a full ceremony and reception. In Marydel, Bennett H. Emory married Miss Lida Heather, with a floral church scene, procession, and train departure amid wedding congratulations.

Methodist Episcopal Church Elizabeth Whitby Charles H. Whitby R. Ignatius Ledman Bethlehem Ferdinand Dixon George KE. Saulsbury Charles G. Griffin R. d. Colston Mendelssohhn Mamie Evitts Mary Roe Annie Lewis 4. H. Webster Third Street M. V. BR. Heather T. E. Teather Cora Pippin Philadelphia Edith Slemmer Mendelssohn Jessie Kerr Union Blissess Lyric Lady Quartette Miss Kerr George R. Horsey Sallie J. G. Joyner A. J. Greenlee J. A. Arters Horsey Sheppard’s Chapel Z. H. Webster Sarah Brewington Mt. Vernon Somerset County Messrs Emory Turpin Henry R. Lewis M. B. Stephens Democratic State Central Committee Baltimore Lessie Rochester Aliss Mary Hicks John R. Todd Dover Mary M. Clarke LE. Prophet Bridgeport Conn J. N. Todd Mamie Kvelline Harrington Hattye Maggie Andrew Hillsboro Eva Zacharias Greensboro Newton S. R. Zacharias Alexandria P. W. Downes Smyrna J. A. Chelton

Deaths of Mr James P Stafford and Dr Frederick Dunning

Mr James P Stafford aged about forty five died Thursday morning at his Burrsville home from pneumonia He was a carpenter and a Christian neighbor He leaves a widow and three children twice married first wife Miss Smith Bethele Delaware Funeral at Burrsville M P Church at ten o clock The second obituary notes Dr Frederick Dunning aged 25 died of typhoid fever at his cousin’s Easton home after about two weeks He was a Jefferson Medical College graduate and previously on a Detroit hospital staff The funeral will be in Denton Sunday afternoon

James P. Stafford Burrsville Methodist Protestant Church Easton Charles A. Dunning Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia Detroit Denton

Banner Hymns Series at Hillsboro M E Church South

The Christian Endeavor Society at Hillsboro M E Church South will begin five service series titled Banner Hymns Immortals of Sacred Song. Each Sunday evening at 7 o clock the program aims to foster earnest congregational participation and true worship. Rev R A Adams preached at Preston and Concord and spoke in Denton. Concord quarterly conference planned a ten day camp meeting starting July 31. Caroline M P circuit holds first quarterly conference at Thawleys Chapel next Monday at 10 am.

Christian Endeavor Society Hillsboro M. E. Church South R. A. Adams Preston M. BE Concord Denton M. E. Church Caroline M. P Thawley’s Chapel

State Central Committee Fixes Dates for Conventions

The meeting in Baltimore set dates for the State convention in Baltimore on June 10 with four delegates at large and twelve district delegates to the national convention. The district congressional convention will be August 20 in Ocean City. Also noted were theater events and local political selections including Dr. Straughn and Mr. Stevens chosen to represent the First Congressional district at the St. Louis Republican Convention. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is praised as safer for children than flax seed tea. 35 and 50 cent bottles available locally.

Wright Reed Jeremiah Caulden Stuart Eutaw Springs Ife Washington George Peter Bladensburg Russia Little Madison Ringgold Hagerstown Roger Nelson Flo Bayley Eastern Shore Maryland Virginia Princeton Herbert House of Delegates Herberts Killarney James E. Herbert Culbreth Connecticut Willard Wall Louis McLane Delaware John Forsyth Jackson van Buren Richard Mentor Johnson Joseph Desha Henry Clay Kentucky Poindexter Mississippi Charles Fenton Mercer Chesapeake and Ohio Canal John Floyd Hugh Nelson Spain Alexander Smyth Henry St. George Tucker Philip Pendleton Barbour United States Supreme Court Archibald Austin John Randolph Roanoke William Lowndes Henry Middleton Joseph Bellinger South Carolina John Sergeant Clay John Russ William Maclay William P. Maclay Samuel D. Ingham Joseph Heister Pennsylvania Thomas Settle Felix Walker North Carolina Daniel Cruger John Herkimer Philip J. Schuyler John C. Spencer Tyler State Central Committee Baltimore Ocena City Masonic Hall MecShane’s Ridgely William D. Straughu Worcester B. G. Stevens St. Louis W. A. Smith Dorchester David H. Tubbs Board of Town Commissioners W. E. Brown Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R. J. Colston

Liquor Licenses Expire as No Renewals Issued

In Chapel dry district liquor licenses expired last Friday with no renewals granted by Talbot County grand jury in November. Dealers eye mandamus and court petition to issue licenses while considering selling without licenses and facing penalties. Names of local dealers including Spencer W. Callaway William A Walls George W Parker and John A Morgan appear among those who offered the fee but did not secure licenses.

Chapel Talbot Easton Ledger Tilgh Swan Senate Harford County Court of Appeals Talbot County A. Chapel Spencer W. Callaway William A. Walls George W. Parker John A. Morgan

Remedy for Bilious Colic Offered by Local Tipster

Mr J D Kinney of Warren Center PA describes painful stomach attacks with diarrhea and fainting. He reports immediate relief and lasting cure after two to three doses of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. For sale by W E Brown Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro and R J Colston Ridgely MD.

J.D. Kinney Warren Center Chamberlain W. E. Brown Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R. J. Colston Ridgely, Md

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